Hair winder



March 16, 1937. N. L. SOLOMON HAIR WINDER 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Nov. 11,1955 0?, a. Gab-wk,

INVENTOR ATTORNEY March 16, 1937. N. SOLOMON HAIR WINDER Filed Nov. 11,1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 16, 1937 UNITEDSTATES PATENT oer-ice 22 Claims.

The subject matter of this invention is a hair curler of the type havingmeans for winding the hairlongitudinally thereof.

Specifically, however, the invention has as an object the provision of ahair curler comprising a forked tubular body defining spaced tinesbetween which a portion of the hair to be wound is initially twisted orgripped and including rotatable means comprising a one piece expandibleand contractible annular collar having opposed resilient and elongatedarms constituting means for compactly confining the'hair longitudinallyof and during rotation of the body relative to the annular collar.

More particularly, the invention has as a further object the provisionof a simplified and conveniently manipulatable hair curler having aforked body and rotatably disposed hair confining member comprising anexpandible and contractible collar having longitudinally disposedresilient and reinforced arms adapted on rotation of the body relativeto the collar to closely'hold the hair wound about and against the bodyof the curler.

The invention has as a further object the provision of an improvedcurler comprising a forked body characterized by an annular shoulder andspaced, detents constituting means cooperating with a resilient collarof a hair distributor member to prevent longitudinal displacement of thebody during rotation thereof relative to the distributor member.

The invention contemplates as a further object the provision of a novelhair curler comprising a hair distributor rotatably sustaining acylindrical forked shaped member and embodying hinged loop means adaptedto swingably straddle the forked shaped member, the loop meanscomprising spheroidal stay means-disconnectably associated with thespaced tines of the forked shaped member.

The invention comprehends as a further object the'pzjovision of a haircurling device comprising telesccpically associated forked shapedmembers adapted on relative rotation thereof. in one directi'on topermit the insertion of a portion of the hair into the curling deviceand adapted upon reverse or counter relative rotation to clamp or twistthe inserted portion to prevent removal of the latter from the curlingdevice.

The invention further contemplates as an object the provision of a haircurling device having tzlescopically associated forked shaped memberseach comprising juxtapositioned and spaced tines, the tines of theforked shaped members adapted curling device and adapted to be arrangedupon relative rotation thereof in a counter direction to grip theinserted portion of the hair, and locking 'means to preclude relativerotation of the superimposed forked shaped members when set to grip theinserted hair. The invention has as a further object the provision of. ahair curler comprising rotatably and telescopically associated lockableforked shaped members adapted to removably receive and clamp a portionof the hair to be processed or wound about the body of the curler andhair distributing means rotatably supported by the body of the latterembodying a resilient split collar having spaced and longitudinallydisposed resilient arms serving as means for closely distributing thehair about and longitudinally of the body of the curler during rotationof the body relative to the distrlbuting means. For a clearerunderstanding of the inventio attention is directed to the preferredembodiments shown in the accompanying drawings in which:-

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a hair curling device ac-- cording to myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1 on a larger scale.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a slightly modifiedform.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line H of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing a slightly modified form.

Fig. 6 is a plaview of another form of curler according to my 1 ventionand wherein the hinged loop is disconnectablylocked to the body of thecurler.

' Fig. 7 is a view of the curler shown in Fig. 6 but illustrating theloop disengaged from the body.

Fig. 7A is a fragmentary view of a curler according to the invention buthaving a rubber jacket orcasing applied to its head to facilitatemanipulation thereof.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of another form according to the invention.

Fig. 9 is a section taken on the line 9-9 of Fig.

8 illustrating the telescopically associated forked members arranged topermit the insertion of the hair therein..

the inner forked member in a non-locked relation in respect to the outerforked member.

Fig. 12 is a section on the line |2--|2 of Fig. 8

and

Fig. 13 is a sectional view of another form of the invention.

In the form according to Figs. 1 and 2, the curler l comprises a forkedone piece tubular body formed from sheet metal and having its adjacentends appropriately interconnected by a dove tail joint l2. The hollowbody comprises an enlarged hollow head I3 from which annular portion 4extends. Spaced and substantially semi circular tines or legs I5 projectfrom annular portion I4 and each of the f nes is provided with alongitudinally disposed stiffening and reinforcing rib IS, the spacedtines l5 constitute a fork 'or bifurcation defining diametrically spacedand longitudinal slots or gaps H in communication with the bore l8 ofthe cylindrical body II.

The annular portion |4 together with hollow head l3 form an annular stopshoulder l9 adapted to prevent longitudinal displacement of the splitexpandible and contractible collar or ring of a hair confining ordistributing member generally denoted 2| rotatably mounted on the neckportion l4. To prevent longitudinal displacement or slippage of the hairconfining member 2| in a direction away from head I3, the body of thecurler includes a plurality of spaced and annularly arranged projectionsor outwardly struck detents 22. It follows therefore that collar 20 isrotatably retained on the annular portion I4 and between shoulder I9 andthe spaced detents 22.

Integral with collar 20 are the spaced arcuately or bow shaped anddiametrically disposed rela-- tively wide resilient arms 23 having theirfree outwardly curved diverging lips or terminals 24 close to but spacedfrom the spaced tines |5 of the tubular body I, the arms 23 each beinglongitudinally grooved at 23 to provide an inwardly facing stiffeningbead or rib 24 cooperating to compress the hair during or after windingthereof to bodily hold the curler on the hair and even close to thescalp.

In operation, the hair to be wound about the body II has a terminalportion thereof first inserted within the tube to be disposed across thealined slots I! after which head I3 is grasped by the fingers of theoperator and rotated, thus causing the tube H to bodily rotate relativeto collar 20. As the tube rotates, the hair is coiled about the outersurface thereof and lengthwise thereto, the resilient arms serving toguide tle distribution or winding of the hair longitudinally of the tubeand further resiliently cooperate to compactly or closely confine thehair longitudinally wound about the tube against the outer surface ofthe latter.

According to the form illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. the curler thereinis identical in construction to the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 exceptthat each of the resilient spaced arms 23 has been longitudinallycreased to define a relatively wide outwardly facing stiffening rib 25while in the form according to Fig. 5 each of the arms 23 includes arelatively hollow bead 26 facing outwardly.

With the forms illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, the hair distributorconsists of a rotatable split collar 20' of the type illustrated in theearlier views but provided with diametrically spaced offset lugs 21 towhich are hinged the spaced sides 28 of a swingable loop 29 having anintermediate portion 30 rotatably carrying a spheroidal stay 3| whichmay be of rubber or metal.

In Fig. 6 loop 29 is shown locked, to wit, stay 3| is engaged with thesides of the flared mouth 32 defined by the terminals of the hollow semicylindrical spaced tines I5. To wind the hair longitudinally of the bodyof the fork constituted by the spaced tines, the hair is first placed inthe alined slots I1 as in the case of the form according to Fig. 1, theloop is swung to a closed position, stay 3| is yieldingly snapped intomouth 32 and head I3 is rotated relative to the split collar 20. Hencethe hair is wound about the body II and longitudinally thereof, thespaced arcuate arms 28 serving to distribute the hair longitudinally ofthe tube |l.

Coming now to the form illustrated in Figs. 8-12 inclusive in which theknurled hollow head l3 includes diametrically disposed slots 35 adaptedto slidably and rotatably guide shank 36 of rivet 31 bodily carried byhollow head 38 of an inner telescopically associated hair grippingdevice or tube 39 including curved and spaced hol low tines 40 defininga fork having longitudinally disposed slots or gaps 4| adapted toregister or line up with corresponding slots I! of the outside forkdefined by the spaced tines I5.

For preparing the hair to be wound about the curler, the inner fork isrotated relative to the outside fork to permit corresponding elongatedslots l1 and 4| to be disposed in alinement. Subsequently a terminalportion of the hair to be processed is inserted within the alined gapsand thereafter the inner tube 39 of which the spaced inner tines 40 area part, is rotated in a counter direction permitting the terminal heads43 of rivet 31 to ride or snap over detents or hollow projection 44struck out of head I3 of the outer fork. Projections 44 serves as meanscooperating with the heads of the rivet to prevent relative andaccidental or partial rotation of the telescopically associated forks IIand 39 after the inner fork has been rotated to grip the hair (see Fig.10) preparatory to winding the hair about and longitudinally along theouter fork.

Where the inner fork has been first rotated to hold or anchor the hair,the operator now grasps and rotates the knurled outer head |3 relativeto collar l9 and the resilient hair distributing arms 23 straddling theoutside fork, and since both of the forks are locked both of the forksbodily rotate together and relative to the hair distributor 2|.

In the form according to Figs. 10 and 13 each of the spaced inner tines40 is provided with an inwardly turned longitudinal lip or flange 45presenting an outside smooth and curved contour to prevent cutting ofthe hair inserted into the curler.

With the form according to Fig. 13 each of the tines or legs of theoutside fork embody spaced longitudinal and inwardly curved beads 46serving as complementary gripping means to anchor the hair inserted intothe curler, the contour of the beads being such to prevent cutting ofthe hair.

In accordance with the several forms disclosed, collar I9 is shown splitalthough the invention is not limited to this construction. Forinstance, the collar may be a continuous unbroken ring. For purposes ofmanufacture, however, the collar is split to permit ease of assembly.The hair dis tributing member is a one piece member although comprisinga collar and spaced arms integrally formed from spring metal.

I'o mount the distributing member, the collar is slightly and manuallyspread apart as to clear either the enlarged head I! or the detents 22after which the pressure is removed and due to l 5 the resiliency of thecollar the latter contracts and closely but rotatably surrounds itsassociated fork shaped member.

Where it is desired to unlock the forks from their position illustratedin Fig. 10 the inner fork 10 is manually grasped at the rivet heads 43and rotated relative to the outer fork, thus causing the shank or therivet to ride over protuberances or detents 44 and upon further rotationcorresponding slots of the forks may be placed in longi- 15 tudinalalinement (Fig. 9) preparatory to insertion of hair therein.

If desired the forks, according to the several embodiments may be madeof relatively light metal such as spring sheet metal, aluminum or 29 thelike although thednvention is not limited to any particular material ormetal. Furthermore although each of the outer forks illustrated includestiffening ribs it is to be understood that the invention is notrestricted to this structural ex- 25 pedient and if desired a rubbercylindrical pocket I 50 (Fig. 7A) may be removably mounted-ontheenlarged head of the several curlers to facilitate gripping and turningof its fork relative to the companion collar, and to further facilitatefinger gripping jacket 50 includes a plurality of spaced longitudinallydisposed ribs Without further analysis, the foregoing disclosure will sofully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can byapplying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applicationswithout omitting certain features, that from the standpoint of the priorart, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic orspecific aspect of the invention and therefore 40 such adaptationsshould and are intended to becomprehended within the meaning and rangeof equivalency of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A hair curler comprising a forked tubular 45 member, hair confiningmeans rotatable. relative to said member and comprising a collar havingspaced arms longitudinally'straddling and spaced from the forked portionof said member, said member, and spaced stop means cooperating with 50spaced portions of said collar to prevent longitudinal displacement ofsaid arms in-respect to said 60 hair confining means relative to saidhead.

3. A hair curler comprising a forked member having an enlarged headconstituting with the body of said member a shoulder, hair confiningmeans comprising a split resilient collar rotatably 65 mounted on saidmember adjacent said shoulder.

and projecting means extending from said member, said shoulder andprojecting means adapted to prevent longitudinal displacement of saidconfining means relative to said member.

4. A hair curler comprising a forked member having an enlarged headconstituting with the body of said member a shoulder, hair confiningmeans comprising a split resilient collar rotatably mounted on saidmember adjacent said 5 head, spaced arms integrally extending from saidcollar and longitudinally disposed relative to the body of said member,and a plurality of projections extending from said member andcooperating with said shoulder to prevent longitudinal displacement ofsaid hair confining means.

5. A hair curler comprising a cylindrical forked member having anenlarged knurled head consaid member and cooperating with said collar toprevent longitudinal displacement of said hair confiningmeans.

6. A hair curler comprising a cylindrical forked member having anenlarged knurled head consti-, tuting with the body of said member anannular shoulder, hair confining means comprising a one piece elementhaving a split resilient collar rotatably mounted on said memberadjacent said head and including means integrally extending from saidcollar and longitudinally of the body of said member, and a plurality ofstruck out detents extending from the said member and cooperating withsaid collar to prevent longitudinal displacement of said confiningmeans.

'7. A hair curler comprising a tubular forked member having a headcomprising a stop shoulder, a collar rotatably mounted on said memberadjacent said shoulder, a loop swingably connected to said collar, staymeans mounted on said loop and disconnectably associated with one end ofsaid forked member, and means projecting from said member andcooperating with said collar to prevent longitudinal displacement of thelatter relative to said member.

8. A hair curler comprising a tubular forked member having an enlargedhead defining with the body ofsaid member a stop shoulder, an expandibleand contractible split collar rotatably mounted on said member adjacentsaid shoulder, a loop hingedly connected to said collar, resilient staymeans mounted on said loop, and means projecting from said body andcooperating with said collar to prevent longitudinal displacement of thelatter relative to said member.

9. A hair curler comprising a tubular member provided with an enlargedhead and spaced tines, said head and member defining a stop shoulder,said tines constituting longitudinally disposed gaps to receive aportion of the hair to be wound about said member, hair confining meansrotatable relative to said member and comprising a. split expandible andcontractible collar and a swingable loop havinga closed end and spacedsides including terminals hingedly connected to said collar, projectionscarried by said member to prevent longitudinal displacement of saidcollar and loop relative to said member, said collar and loop beingbodily rotatable relative to said member, and a resilient stay mountedon a closed end of said loop and adapted to be disconnectably receivedby said spaced tines.

10. A hair curler having rotatable associated inner and outer forkedmembers each including cooperating to grip said portion, means forlooking said members to permit bodily rotation thereof, and meansrotatably retained on said outside member and adapted upon bodilyrotation of said members to closely confine the hair wound about andagainst said outer member.

11. A hair curler having rotatable associated inner and outer forkedmembers each including spaced tines defining longitudinally disposedspaced gaps adapted when in registration to receivea portion of hair tobe wound about said outer member,- said tines upon relative rotation ofsaid members cooperating to'grip said portion, means for disconnectablylocking said members to permit bodily displacement thereof, a collarrotatably mounted on said outer member and including spaced resilientarms, said arms upon bodily rotation of said members cooperating toretain said hair about and against said outer member, and means toprevent longitudinal displacement of said arms relative to said members.

12 A hair curler having rotatable associated inner and outer forkedmembers each including spaced tines defining longitudinally disposedspaced gaps adapted when in registration to receive a portion of hair tobe wound about said outer member, said tines upon relative rotation ofsaid members cooperating to grip said portions, means for disconnectablylocking said members to permit bodily displacement thereof, and a splitand resilient collar rotatably mounted on said outer member andincluding arcuate resilient arms longitudinally spaced from the outermember, said arms upon bodily rotation of said members cooperating toclosely confine the hair wound about said outer member, the latterhaving a stop shoulder and spaced detents cooperating to preventlongitudinal displacement of said collar and arms relative to saidmembers.

13. A hair curler comprising an inner tubular fork having a headcarrying a rivet including portions overhanging said head, an outer forkrotatably mounted on said inner fork and movably guided by saidoverhanging portions, said overhanging portions each including anenlargement, said outer member having detents, said enlargements anddetents cooperating to prevent accidental relative rotation of saidmembers and resilient hair confining means rotatably mounted on saidouter member.

14. A hair curler comprising an inner tubular fork having a headcarrying a rivet including portions overhanging said head, an outer forkrotatably mounted on said inner fork and movably guided by saidoverhanging portions, said overhanging portions each including anenlargement, said outer member having detents cooperating with saidenlargement to prevent accidental relative rotation of said members anda collar rotatably retained on said outer member and including spacedresilient arms longitudinally straddling said outer member.

15. A hair curler comprising an inner tubular fork having a headcarrying a rivet including portions overhanging said head, an outer forkrotatably mounted on said inner fork and movably guided by saidoverhanging portions, said overhanging portions each including anenlargement, said outer member having detents, said enlargements anddetents cooperating to prevent accidental relative rotation of saidmembers, a contractible and expandible split collar rotatably mounted onsaid outer member and including spaced resilient arms longitudinallystraddling said outer member, said outer member having stop means toprevent longitudinal displacement of said collar and said arms.

16. A hair curler comprising an inner tubular fork having a headcarrying a rivet including portions overhanging said head, an outer forkrotatably mounted on said inner fork and movably guided by saidoverhanging portions, said overhanging portions each including anenlargement, said outer member having detents, said enlargements anddetents cooperating to prevent accidental relative rotation of saidmembers, a contractible and expandible split collar rotatably mounted onsaid outer member and including spaced resilient reinforced and arcuatearms longitudinally straddling'said outer member, said outer memberhaving stop means to prevent longitudinal displacement of said collarand said arms.

17. A hair curler comprising a forked shaped member having spaced tinesand a head, hair confining means rotatably retained on said member,means to prevent longitudinal displacement of said confining meansrelative to said head, and a resilient jacket carried by the latter tofacilitate rotating said member relative to said confining means.

18. A hair curler comprising a forked tubular member having a fingergripping portion including spaced struck out means defininglongitudinally spaced shoulders, and hair confining means comprising acollar rotatably mounted on said member and between said struck outmeans and including spaced resilient arms integral with said collar andextending longitudinally of said tube.

19. A hair curler comprising a one piece tubular member having spacedtines defining a longitudinal gap adapted to receive a portion of thehair to be wound about said member, spaced stop means overhanging thebody of said member and integral therewith, a collar rotatably mountedon said body between said stop means, and spaced arcuate arms integralwith said collar and extending longitudinally of said tines and spacedtherefrom.

20. A hair curler comprising a collar having spaced 'arms, a bodyrotatably carried by said collar, and stop means carried by said bodyand cooperating with the sides of said collar to prevent rectilineardisplacement of said arms longitudinally of said body.

21. A hair curler comprising a collar, spaced arms integral with saidcollar, a tube rotatably supported by said collar, said tube having stopmeans cooperating with said collar to prevent longitudinal displacementof said tube relative to said arms, said tube having a longitudinallydisposed gap adapted to receive terminal portions of hair, said tubeupon rotation thereof relative to said collar adapted to wind said hairabout said tube, said arms adapted to hold said hair wound about saidtube thereagainst.

22. A hair curler comprising a collar, spaced resilient and reinforcedarcuate arms integral with said collar, a one piece tube rotatablysupported by said collar, said tube having spaced stop means cooperatingwith said collar to prevent longitudinal displacement of said tuberelative to said arms, said tube having a longitudinally disposed gapfor receiving terminal portions of hair, said tube upon rotation thereofrelative to said collar adapted to wind said hair longitudinally of saidtube, said arms gripping and supporting said hair wound about said tubethereagainst.

NATHAN L. SOLOMON.

